A Survey of Insects of the Florida Keys: Cockroaches (Blattodea), Mantids (Mantodea), and Walkingsticks (Phasmatodea)
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A survey of cockroaches, mantids, and walkingsticks in native forests in south Florida found 15 species, from a total of about 40 (15 of which are introduced) which occur in all of Florida. Three cockroach species are added to the Florida fauna. Compsodes schwarzi (Caudell), previously known from Mexico and Texas, is reported from Florida for the first time. Neoblatella detersa (Walker) and Symploce morsei (Hebard), both known from elsewhere in the West Indies, are reported for the United States for the first time. The only introduced species found to have invaded native habitats is the parthenogenetic cockroach Pycnoscelus surinamensis (Linnaeus). Parcoblatta fulvescens (Saussure & Zehnter) has invaded from the southeastern United States. The other 13 species are Neotropical (Caribbean or Mexican) in origin.Downloads
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